Development trend of anthropometric caracteristics of 4-11 year old children

The sample of subjects i.e. 1.242 boys and 1.082 girls in nurseries and schools in Novi Sad, Sombor, Sremska Mitrovica, Backa Palanka and Zrenjanin, were tested by 8 anthropometric measures in order to analyze the development trend of anthropometric characteristics of children 4-11 years old. Following the application of univariant analysis of variance, statistically significant differences were determined between different age groups defined at six-month intervals in all anthropometric measures performed on boys and girls. The differences of means in each variable in relation to the nearest age groups of subjects, were analyzed individually between sexes. Generally, the results indicate linear trend of increment of: body height, body mass and variables for evaluation of body volume with age of examinee. In case of athropometric variables for evaluation of subcutaneous fat tissue, linear trend of increment with age of examinee is also noticeable, but in totally discontinuous form, particularly in school-aged children. .